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31 Rainy Eclipse for Mario and Martha Joy Gottfried Valle de Bravo, Mexico. July 11, 1991 A starling, like a piece of chipped basalt, Swerves high above the dark volcano, quiet As ash across the chimney-colored basin Of sky, the plug pulled out and all the light Gone up the hole. I have an icy gulp Of cola-flavored Bacardí. Its brown, Sweet taste is all that glows.The black and sudden Moon lasts seven minutes. Back in town, Where blackbirds curse the lake along the shore, Some boys hold up a lifeless fish to blame The sky for scaring it to death.They say The water’s been bewitched, it’s not the same. I pass a man outside the pulquería. He’s stony, like a saint without a shrine, Propped up against the chipped, celestial wall. I love the way his shadow blends with mine. ...

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